The United States with Brazilian Parties

[Simfan34]

Accuse me of jumping on the bandwagon, but the political jingles get to you after a while. Well, here are the major parties:

The Labor Party is one of the primary parties in the United States, led by Dilma Rousseff, who succeeded Louis Sylvan, one of the party's most successful leaders in history. The Labor Party attracts its main support from the urban working class, the rural poor, and union members and African Americans in particular. They've struggled to win elections in the past, as they often prove unable to expand beyond their strongholds of the Deep South and the Rust Belt. Their fiscal populism and social moderatism attracts some, but alienates many, and it shows- the Labor Party is yet to produce a President. Perhaps Rousseff can build upon Sylvan's legacy.

The Social Democratic Party, despite its name, is not Social Democratic. Rather, it follows a policy of economic neoliberalism and social liberalism, endorsing civil unions, privatization, and access to abortion. This endears it to the broad middle and upper class, which it is often able to turn into majorities. This is most present in the the Northeast, Northwest, and Florida. Its present leader is Joseph Serra, who succeeded President Ferdinand Cardoza.

The Democratic Party has many followers but few believers. A catch-all party, it is often derided as a mere vehicle of the politically ambitious to get elected. Regardless, it is the largest party in both Houses of Congress, and holds a number of majorities in state legislatures. Its leader is Michael Temar.

The Progressive Party is also not progressive, but rather conservative. True social conservatism is rare in the United States, but the Progressives' fortunes are rising in the south and with Latino immigrants in the Southwest. Regardless, it is a major party with support across the country. It's most (in)famous member is Paul Malloof, the long-time Mayor of Chicago

[Peeperkorn]

All brazilian parties are catch-all parties.

[batmacumba]

I'll try to revive this topic, at least to serve as some kind of clue about Brazilian politics for foreigners, if simfan excuse me. If any national wants to join me, I'll be glad.

So, to do It properly, we'll need some althist here.


Realizing his doom on the upcoming election, Herbert Hoover decided to make some awful moves. First, to guarantee the unity of his party, in the way of falling apart, Hoover decided to bribe local bosses and appease interest groups, which estranged his already numerous foes inside the Republican Party. Many proeminent Republicans, not only openly supported Roosevelt, but effectively launched a New Deal Republican Party and gathering Republicans linked to the previous Progressive tickets but also some conservatives frowned upon Hoover's late populist economic policies, to an unprecedented formal coalition with the Democratic party.
Hoover kept on reinforcing prohibitionist rhetoric and aiming to boost New England regionalist feelings, despite being himself an Iowan and building his career at California. From his "The Beeches" home, Coolidge declared, during the campaign:

    "The struggle announced by the so called New Deal Alliance is not against Mr. Herbert Hoover, It's against our New England values, and this is not news. The undying envy against our astonishing progress, which should be a matter of proud to the whole nation. Instead of thanking us and hold on fraternal amplexes, they cover us with defamation and menace us with a warring rhetoric."


Despite the great alliance, in the aftermath of the election Roosevelt gathered only 40.5% of the PV. On the electoral college things went even worse: Roosevelt's delegates went massively unrecognized and communities where Roosevelt's victory was certain were massively disenfranchised by local legislatures, with some accusations of physical threatening and voter bribering.

The national reaction was rampant and tensions arouse. At the heat of the struggle, Vice presidential candidate, John Nance Garner, was assassinated on a strange woman related issue by a local political rival, and the Democrats were able to make It a political gain.

On a partially grassroots, partially AstroTurf uprising, the military decided to take power, forming a junta with the Secretary of War, Patrick J. Hurley, his Assistant Secretary, Frederick Huff Payne, and the Secretary of Navy, Charles Francis Adams III. This junta proceeded a complete recount of votes, validating uncounted ballots and found a 57.4% of the PV to Roosevelt. Roosevelt was inaugurated March 4, 1933.

TBC.

[batmacumba]

Going on. And faster.

So, Roosevelt's inauguration was met with great expectations. Even in New England, where Hoover's campaigners worked to make a 'us against them' sentiment, the New Deal Alliance maneged to gain congressional seats. A national movement to heavily amend the Constitution arouse and It was expected that the current congress would proceed to to start working on them. In a subtle turn, instead, Roosevelt chilled his majority and started changing the game. His first actions were a huge increase on the Supreme Court composition, guaranteeing a majority to stand for his policies. Also, on a radical move, taking advantage of the supportive environment and on the messy institutional situation caused by military intervention, Roosevelt simply got rid of federate organization and ended direct elections to state's governor. This caused an uproar amongst many circles, but, once He imposed his southern allies and military on many states, there was also many supportive actions.
In months, a huge oppositionist front was built, but this was restricted to New England, sparking there a Constitutionalist Revolution on which local militias prepared to attack government positions and spread to other states. The uprising was unsuccessful, and helped strengthening Roosevelt and His allies.
It also marked a eclipse of Hooverists, who were to be substituted on being the perceived opposition by more radical groups.

The remnants of previous radicalism inherited the benefits of being in opposition. During the following years the Communist Party of America saw its rank and file grow up to unprecedented levels. The weakened Debbs' followers and reinforced Progressives were all their way onto Roosevelt's regime, obliterating themselves on the Alliance, and Earl Browder started to receive advisers from the Commintern. Also, liberal Republican intellectuals became gradually radicalized and a fusion of these liberals and communist started happening inside intellectual circles.

The beginning of heavy amendment voting only begun after the 1934 midterms, but beforehand, Roosevelt had already created the Waters Code, Mining Code, professional licencing councils for lawyers, physicians and the AEC industry, instituted a labour ID, the 40-hour work week and reorganized postal services. Also, It was understood that a new institutional age had upcome, and so, Roosevelt's tenure started counting from '34 on.
Also, African-americans were largely enfranchised, a event counterbalanced with the empowerment of supremacist politicians on interventory positions, specially as governors. This led to a situation were the white elite grossly controlled black vote, ending racial tension and putting a stop on Jim Crow laws, without changing the power balance. Those interventors also managed to legalize large amounts of land stolen by the owners of large properties from small owners weakend by the great depression.

In '35 the communists begun preparing a rebellion, which they believe would be supported by unions and other leftist groups, falling to realize that all those activists were at least, tactical supporting Roosevelt. Also, Roosevelt had commissioned young Edgar J. Hoover to build a bureau in order to disarticulate radical activity. Hoover's bureau broke Browder's network, putting the whole CPUSA's heads behind the bars, incommunicable. Reports of torture were spread and witch hunting against intellectuals begun.

This led to a huge support for Roosevelt amongst fascists, who were growing on conservative expense, since those last opposed Roosevelt's labour reforms, on the couple of years following the communist debacle, with loans from Ezra Pound and Father Charles Coughlin. The KKK started a epoch of intense activity. Roosevelt relied on their support during this period, however, It wouldn't last too much.

The fascists forged another communist uprising, this time coupled with a putative Jewish and African-american conspiracy, which Roosevelt used to turn the table again. On the eve of the scheduled elections, relying on huge approvals after successfully overturn the depression and blaming conspirators, Roosevelt finally led an open coup, declaring the 'New State' in the middle of '38.